Girls' name · since 1970
Karessa
452 babies named Karessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karessa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 452 recorded since 1970.
Karessa has 452 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2014.
- #12,577 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 452 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karessa ranks #12,577 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 452 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Karessa's 452 recorded births place it above 82.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karessa splits its recorded history at 1992: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2014
- Peak year (1988)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Karessa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (161 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Karessa's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Karessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s 62
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 161 births (36% of all-time use).
Karessa by state
Where Karessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
17 of 452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Karessa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karessas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Karessa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.